The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-09-29

| bous given, and this was ono of hi,
faVorlte studies; indeed, his mental cur
rent appeared quite early to run TOWARD
tbo exact sciences, and to logic especial
~. History WIS another of his chosen
sIudles. a momber of his fathers
church had fine library to which many
OF us had free access, and Grover availed
hlmse!f OF the opportunity thus offered
10 enrlch his mind With historical read.
ing, Tor which he always showed an
especial fondncss. Plutarch's Lives. as
1 remember, was in this library, and l
am very sure that he and L fingered over
those charmed pages about the same
time. L have no doubt that they left an
lndolblo impression on his young mind,
as they surely did on my own.
TOOK a LIVELY INTEREST IN POLITICS.
81 really cannot say whether he was
much OF d newspaper reader. A small
! weekly paper Was published there, and
besides the Syracuse daily papers wore
taken by many persous at Fayetteville.
AS VIC know, there can be no doubt that
ne took lively interest in the great DO
litical issues which were then wpenchinp,
asunder parties, and beginning to shake
the country to its very foundation. AS
ho was not old enough to vote when he
lived at Fayetteville, / never know any
thing of his politics. His father was g.
Democrat, but / saw him once ct IN
Abolltlonist meeting, where they were
exhibiting runaway slave, who for this
purpose had been sent over from Syra-
cuse, which was then station of the
Underground Railroad l think, how
ever, Elder Cleveland, as he was known,
took no part in the meeting,
WHY LIE DIDN'T GO TO coILEGE.
"Whcn Grover left Fayetteville to 90
to Clinton it was generally understood
that ne would prepare himself for col
lege and enter the ministry. + know my
mother used to say, Grove Cleveland is
II good Christian boy and will become a
great preacher He hes quite recently
told why he did not go to college. He
surely did not lack the desire, but rather
the pecuniary ability. His fathers
family was large and his salary would
now be regarded as mere pittance.
After providing for the necessaries of
lifc for his children, there was not much
OF margin for the expense and support
of college training for all the boys.
Grover found himself obliged to forego
the cherished hope of his youth, and he
chOked down tho great disappointment
manfuliy end struck out boldly for him
self. 1t would appear to have been so
ordained, that he should through trial
and struggle develop himself for the
great work which his country would re-
Quire of him.
81 think those who know Mr.. Cleve-
land well as boy and young man are
not at all surprised at the resolution,
stern determination, and unswerving dc
7otlon to what he believes to be his
duty, regardless OF personal conse-
quences, which have, in marked degree,
characterized hia whole public life
THE CLEVELAND GIRLS.
"Of course, I know the girls, Rose and
Mary, his sisters, the latter now Mrs.
Hoyt, OF Fayetteville, but 1 don't recol-
lect anything Of public interest to say
about either of them. l saw them
almost evory day in and out of school
The only thing that [ recall us having
impressed mo is the fact that in certain
mental qualities and manners Miss Rose
Cleveland showed marked resemblance
to her brother Grover, as / nave at
tempted to describe him. Otherwise,
there does not occur to me anything
that distinguished her mentally from her
school friends. Both girls were beloved